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Learning Roulette

Posted in Learn Casino on March 19th, 2010 by DaFreak – Be the first to comment

online-casino-american-rouletteThe roulette is the best known casino game. It is the centerpiece of most brick & mortar casinos and it is one of the more popular games in online casinos too. Invented in the 18th century by French mathematician Blaise Pascal, who used it as a random number generator, the roulette wheel fulfills that very same task to this day.

In its original state, the roulette would be a game in which both the house and the player would start with the same odds. Because it’s a player vs house game though, the roulette wheel has been modified to offer the house an edge over the player.

In European roulette wheels, a “0” slot has been added. Because the player can either bet on black or white (or odds and even) to approximate a 50-50 bet, the “0” slot will be instrumental in inducing the house edge. There’s an equal number of red and black pockets on the roulette wheel, but because of the presence of the 0 pocket (with which the house wins), the player’s odds are slightly lower that that of the house.

American roulette wheels take the concept further: they add another 0-like pocket, the 00. This way, the house edge is increased further.

Roulette wheels have pockets numbered from 1-36. This means European roulette wheels have 37 pockets, while US roulette wheels have 38.

The rules roulette plays by are pretty simple. The roulette wheel is situated on a fancy table which has a layout on it. Player bets are placed on that layout. Depending on where players stack their chips, they can place an inside bet (which means that they bet on a single number or on a smaller selection of numbers) or an outside one (which means they’ll bet on red/black, odd/even or on a larger number selection (a line, a column etc).

The payout which various roulette bets offer is based on probability. If you win a red/black bet you’ll get almost even money, but if you win a single number bet you get almost 37-1 on your bet.

The interesting thing about roulette is that not all bets carry the same house edge. In some of the bets, the odds are stacked higher against the player than in others. Experienced roulette players know this and they always make sure they bet on the lowest house-edge combinations. Players may place chips onto the layout even after the dealer launches the ball. At a certain point, the dealer will call out “no more bets”. After that, bets are not allowed.

When the balls stops in a pocket, the winners are revealed and the dealer places a “dolly” on the layout to mark the winning spot.

While the “dolly” is on the table, nobody may place another bet or collect any winnings. The dealer will proceed to collect all the losing bets from the table, and he will then pay out all the winners. Only after the marker has been removed may the winners collect their chips from the table.

In order to further diminish the house edge, you need to sign up to an online casino which offers rakeback-like loyalty deals. Land based casinos offer such comp point schemes as well. Although, kind of like the poker rakeback and the poker prop deals, the apparent impact of these comp point rewards is small, in the long-run their effects pile up.

As far as roulette strategy is concerned: there isn’t really any. Don’t be fooled by various “smooth operators” who offer to sell you roulette systems for small change. There are no working roulette systems. Just try to enjoy yourself at the roulette table and keep an eye on the house drop.

Here is a great site to check out if you would like more information on how play roulette games online. This site has a lot of good roulette tips and the rules to both the American and European versions of roulette. You can even play the games for fun.

Roulette can be a very fun game to play online, although not many internet casinos allow roulette to be played with their bonuses anymore. This is because there was widespread cheating by placing bets on both red and black to try to win the bonus without really betting anything. I have found a website that shows all the casinos that still offer an online roulette bonus.

Slotland Valentine’s Day Promotion

Posted in Casino News on February 10th, 2010 by DaFreak – Be the first to comment

slotland valentines Slotland Valentines Day PromotionSlotland is offering a special promotion for Valentine’s Day. This promotion takes starts the day before Valentine’s, Feb 13 and runs through the end of the day on the 14th.

Anyone who makes a deposit at Slotland on this Saturday or Sunday will instantly receive a match of 20% of the amount that they deposit.

This deposit is in addition to Slotland’s normal welcome bonus. This bonus is a 100% welcome bonus that will match you on your deposit between $10 and $100. That should make playing your online slots more enjoyable.

Don’t forget! Play at Slotland on your mobile phone. Click on the banner at the top to find out more.

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Don’t miss your chance to get your 20% bonus this Saturday or Sunday! Have fun everybody!

Bettson 40% bonus starting today

Posted in Casino News on January 14th, 2010 by DaFreak – Be the first to comment

Starting January 14, Betsson Casino has a 40% deposit bonus for all players.



For those of you who have not heard of Betsson Casino before, they do not accept USA players. They do however have a cool flash casino suite of games, and do not need to download any software to play. You can even play for free.

Here’s a nice screenshot I got from pontooncasinos.com.

Screenshot of Betsson Casino

The software there is pretty quick.  Betsson also has a sportsbook, poker, bingo, and many other games that you can play with all from the same account.  If I could play there I would (no usa players allowed).

Factors to Consider when Selecting an Online Casino

Posted in Learn Casino on January 5th, 2010 by DaFreak – Be the first to comment

Here are a few things that you should always think about before selecting an online casino to gamble at. Many of these casinos give a bonus upon a player’s first deposit. This is called a welcome bonus.

Casino Bonuses

online casino factor Factors to Consider when Selecting an Online CasinoBecause there are a lot of online casinos, most of the casinos offer new players a bonus to start an account with them. If you see a bonus that seems to good to be true, make sure you find out what the conditions of the bonus are.

Some bonuses will only allow you to play games with a large house advantage like keno or slot machines. If you are looking to play slots, than that is a great bonus for you to get. An online slots bonus is usually going to have the best value if you enjoy playing the game. If not, your not going to be having too much fun with that bonus money.

The way you can figure out if games are restricted is to go to the terms and conditions page of the bonus that you are thinking about accepting. Games that are often off limits to play for bonuses include most table games like Craps, Roulette, Blackjack, Baccarat and the Casino poker variants such as Pai Gow and Caribbean Stud.

Also, be sure to check the wagering requirements, or the amount that a casino will make you bet before you can withdraw money, is not really high. The wagering requirement is figured out by a certain multiple (15 times) of the total bonus money and deposit combined.

The average is usually around 20x and the best you will ever find is 10x. I have seen a couple of casinos that make you play 50x before you can cash out. Let’s think about that for a second.

Say I deposit $500 and I get $500 in bonus money, 50 x (500 + 500) = $50,000 that I have to wager before I can withdraw money. Yikes! I’m all for loyalty when it comes to bonuses, but I’m not betting an expensive car to try to collect $500.

Other Factors to Consider

As a matter of fact, a lot less pressure and more pleasure is obtained by the gambler playing on the online casino than in the real casinos. Noise free and healthy environment of home can bring in good thoughts in mind which can help in deciding his lucky number.

Irrespective of the fact of playing at a free online casino or a web gambling site involving the real money, the real pleasure of gambling is obtained only when the site provides you with all the expected features of the real casino making him feel attracted toward it.

While selecting the best gambling site like the Royal Vegas Online Casino a lot of things are there which needs to be taken into consideration. You can begin your extensive research from the available lists of the best gambling sites that are provided in the review section of the various websites.

Chalk out the top ones from all of these lists and make a small final list of the five of the best online gambling sites which got repeated the maximum number of times. Then try to open all of these 5 online gambling sites in order to scrutinize them with the target to identify the best online gambling site for playing online casino.

Identify the vendor of the software they are making use of. Try to know whether or not software supplier for the site is well renowned in the world of online casino or not. Undoubtedly, a quality software brand turns good gambling websites into the best in business.

Always select a user-friendly gambling site which does not ask for the time consuming graphics or any other complex steps to play the online casino in their site. To get real gambling pleasure chooses the website that makes use of excellent graphical software. To this you also got to have updated PC with high speed internet.

Then make a deep look at the manifold casino games that the site is offering for its registered members and the guests.

In addition to this, go through all the comments and the reviews of the other current players of that online casino.

888 Bingo’s Loyalty Program

Posted in Online Casino on December 28th, 2009 by DaFreak – Be the first to comment

One thing that really sets apart 888 bingo from their competitors is their comprehensive loyalty program. No other bingo room online offers a more lucrative loyalty program for their players. But, do you really know what a loyalty program is?

A loyalty program is basically a way for bingo rooms to say “thank you” to their players. It is a way to show them their appreciation for continuing to play at 888 bingo and enjoying their services. 888 bingo loyalty program works on a bonus point system, which can be redeemed for cash, entries, or other prizes!

There are a few things you get loyalty points for.

First, you get loyalty points just for signing up. This is the easiest way to get started on your way to a great bingo bonus. Currently, you get 1000 loyalty points just for signing up!

Another way to gain loyalty points is to refer a friend to sign up. This is the most lucrative way to build your loyalty points very quickly. For every person you refer to 888 bingo, you get 5000 bonus points. And, once you think about it, you probably have a few friends that would enjoy playing online bingo with you, so why not get them to sign up at 888 bingo!

Lastly, you get bonus points for actually playing online bingo. The points range from 1 point per card all the way up to 10 points per card.

You can redeem your points for cash as well. For every 100 points you have in your account, you get £1 added to your bankroll. It doesn’t sound like much, but it all adds up.

Check out 888 bingo, sign up, and take part in their loyalty program. Start playing today!